pilfer Copy link Outline 1. surrĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3 (to snatch away privily; to purloin)2. compīlo, 1 (to rifle, steal from3. fūror, suffūror, 1 • pilfer: 1. surrĭpio, rĭpui, reptum, 3 (to snatch away privily; to purloin): to p. sacred vessels from a private house, vasa ex privato sacra s., Cic. Inv. 2., 18, init.: to p. a table-napkin, alicui mappam s., Mart. 12, 29, 10 Hor. 2. compīlo, 1 (to rifle, steal from: with acc. of person or object from whom or what): slaves p. their masters' goods, as they abscond, (dominum) compilant servi fugientes, Hor. S. 1, 1, 78 to p. the contents of any one's writing-desk, alicujus scrinium c., ib. extr.: Cic.: Phaedr. 3. fūror, suffūror, 1: v. to steal.